Doctor, you are so cold

Yan Yunqi opened his mouth and said, "I don't know if the empress often feels that the food is a bit greasy during this period of time?"

Concubine Qin thought for a while and said, "That's true. These days, several times, I feel that the things prepared by the imperial dining room are not to my liking, which should be caused by pregnancy."

Ning Wuxin shook her head, "Your Majesty has been pregnant for more than five months, why did she suddenly start to change her sense of taste now. The reason for this may be caused by the imperial dining room."

Yan Yunze frowned, and looked at the standing head of the imperial dining room, the eunuch knelt down and kowtowed, trembling.

Yan Yunqi said, "During our investigation, we always felt that Concubine Qin was very careful about her meals, and it was difficult to poison her. Later, we found out that the suspect had a good relationship with Chang Feng, and often gave him things he wanted to eat. At that time , I understand."

Concubine Qin said, "What do you understand?"

"The empress's porridge was not poisoned, so the silver needle couldn't detect it. The empress's porridge was just a little greasy. The empress has a keen sense of smell and taste. Once she smelled it, she felt that she couldn't drink it. Give the porridge to Chang Feng and let him drink it."

Concubine Qin nodded, "That was indeed the case at the time. Then how did Chang Feng die later?"

Yan Yunqi said, "Chang Feng finished his porridge and returned the bowls and plates to the imperial dining room. At this moment, the suspect appeared. He has a good relationship with Chang Feng, and with a little trickery, he knew that the empress did not drink porridge. Instead, he gave the porridge to Chang Feng. So he made the next plan and gave Chang Feng something to eat. Naturally, he had prepared this thing a long time ago, and I am afraid that Chang Feng would like it very much. thing."

The queen mother was expressionless, but the eyes that looked at Yan Yunqi slightly ejaculated.

Yan Yunqi continued, "The food the suspect gave Chang Feng was poisoned. This is why Chang Feng died. It is difficult to poison the empress, but it is easy to poison the empress's attendants." Very good."

Everyone was silent.Concubine Qin frowned and said, "I do like to give the maids and eunuchs what I don't want to eat, but I don't necessarily have to give it to Chang Feng that day."

Yan Yunqi said slowly, "That's true. Moreover, even if the greasy food is eaten, the empress may still eat it. Therefore, this matter has been going on for a long time. This is why the empress feels that the food tastes unpleasant when she comes in."

Concubine Qin said, "You mean, someone poisoned you a few times before, but because I didn't give it to Chang Feng, Chang Feng was not poisoned afterwards."

"indeed so."

Concubine Qin was puzzled, "It took so much trouble to kill one of my attendants, why?"

"This, I'm afraid it's because the murderer already knew that Liu Zhaoyi was pregnant. Firstly, it was to make everyone focus on the empress and not pay attention to Liu Zhaoyi. Second, it was to play up Concubine Xiao's revenge, so that Liu Zhaoyi was afraid that someone would kill the royal heir. She dared not speak out about her pregnancy."

Concubine Qin frowned again, "Since this is the case, why don't you think of a way to kill me, but instead kill one of my attendants?"

Yan Yunqi stopped talking.

Ning Wuxin looked at Yan Yunze.

The Queen Mother is here. Could it be that someone wanted to put the blame on Concubine Qin, so they deliberately didn't kill her?

Yan Yunze said, "This matter will become clear in the future, so there is no need to elaborate on it now."

Concubine Qin hurriedly responded and stopped talking.

The queen mother said slowly, "I have said a lot, but it is just speculation, and there is no evidence at all."

Yan Yunqi sighed, "What the queen mother said is very true. This case was planned extremely carefully. Everyone who should be killed was killed, and no one was left to testify. We asked about the situation that day, and indeed some eunuchs remembered that the suspect had met with Chang The wind talked, but didn't pay much attention to what they said and what they did."

The Empress Dowager said, "In this case, it is just conjecture, and it is not worth believing at all."

Yan Yunqi said, "Don't worry, Empress Dowager. My son is about to explain the most important part of this case, which is the case of Concubine Ming."

The queen mother smiled, took a sip of tea, and said slowly, "You can tell. However, if there is no more evidence in this last case, I will torture the real murderer."

Yan Yunqi was flustered, but his face didn't show at all, and he nodded quickly in response.

What about the evidence?Did you find it?

He called Ning Wuxin to his side, gave some soft instructions, and Ning Wuxin hurriedly went to prepare.

Yan Yunqi thought for a while, carefully considered his words, and finally said, "When Concubine Ming died, a hypothesis immediately appeared in my mind. However, after Concubine Ming disappeared from the bedroom for no reason, I put that assumption aside. I didn't think about it. The day before yesterday, after I thought about the truth about Concubine Ming's disappearance, I realized that my assumption at the beginning was absolutely correct."

Concubine Ren said, "What assumption?"

Yan Yunqi didn't answer right away, but changed the topic, "Ten days before Concubine Ming's death, she was taken away by someone, and she was cut with twelve knives on her arm. When she was found, it was in Concubine Xiao's yard before. When she died, she died pregnant just like the legendary concubine Xiao, with a lot of cuts on her face. I kept thinking, why did she hook up with Concubine Xiao when the concubine Ming died? What good does it do the murderer to exaggerate the ghosts?"

Everyone looked at him, waiting for him to continue to explain.

Yan Yunqi said, "The scratches on the face are really suspicious. The first hypothesis I thought of was the dead body in Hanlu Hot Spring that day..."

Concubine Jing picked it up a little excitedly, "...it's not Concubine Ming at all! I've thought about this too!"

The queen mother glanced at Concubine Jing, who immediately fell silent.

Yan Yunqi said, "Your Majesty's words are very true. But this idea has caused me to encounter several difficulties. First, if it's not Concubine Ming, who is it? People who come in and go out of the palace are strictly checked. How does the murderer get a pregnant woman?" Where did the woman come in? Second, the small features of Concubine Ming's body are the same as the information on the concubine's entry into the palace in the fourth year of Tianqi, so what is going on? Third, if it is not Concubine Ming, where is Concubine Ming going? ? How did she disappear from the bedroom?"

Everyone held their breath, waiting for his explanation.

Yan Yunqi continued, "When I realized this, the first thing I thought of was that someone had forged the information about Concubine Ming. So, I went to check the information about concubines in the harem, and found that the book that recorded Concubine Ming, regardless of In terms of paper, handwriting, and newness, it is very similar to the other dozens of books."

Concubine Ren said, "In this way, it's not a fake."

Yan Yunqi said, "It can be said that the murderer spent a lot of effort in fabricating this document. However, it is difficult for him to control one thing."

After finishing speaking, he said, "Read it, bring up all the materials."

Ning Wuxin hurriedly dragged a dozen thick books up, and distributed the books to those present.

Everyone hurriedly looked through.

Ning Wuxin said, "These books record the information of the maids and concubines who entered the palace in Tianqi's four years, and they are placed together with the one that records the concubine Ming. The things recorded in it have nothing to do with this case. I think What everyone sees is paper."

The queen frowned and said, "It was burned a little bit, and it was also soaked in water."

"That's right. A year ago, the Sutra Pavilion was flooded. Although this batch of materials was not seriously burned, it was burned to the edge and was extinguished in time."

Concubine Jing said, "I took the book that recorded Concubine Ming, and it was also burned."

Ning Wuxin said, "That's true. But, please take a closer look. These books are arranged in the order of entering the palace. Those who enter the palace early are on the left side; those who enter the palace late are on the right side."

After speaking, he took back the books he said he had and arranged them in order.

Yan Yunqi said, "Did you find any problems?"

Concubine Jing said, "The trace of the fire seems to be unrecoverable."

Ning Wuxin nodded, "That's true. The fire spread from the left side, and the books on the left side were naturally burned more severely. The document of Concubine Ming was caught in the middle. However, its burn marks were more severe than the books on the left side. Still serious."

The queen mother said, "The fire is difficult to control, and it is difficult to prove that it is fake."

Ning Wuxin said again, "Not only that, everyone read the words that have been soaked in water."

As he said that, he opened the book, "The book that records the information of Concubine Ming, the ink smudge from being soaked in water is more serious than the others. What is the reason for this?"

Yan Yunze nodded and said, "For other materials, the ink stains had already dried up when they were soaked in water, so the ink smudges were naturally not serious. The Ming Concubine's material seems to have been forged recently, and the ink smudges were more serious after being soaked in water. "

Yan Yunqi nodded, "With so many suspicious points, I immediately determined that this information should be fake. Moreover, the murderer has put in a lot of thought, and it is definitely not something that can be done by one person alone. The murderer's conspiracy, It's been going on for a long time."

The queen said, "The lord is saying that the murderer found a pregnant woman outside the palace, with a body and skin color, and the number of months of pregnancy is about the same as that of Concubine Ming, and brought her into the palace to kill her, pretending to be Concubine Ming?"

"indeed so."

The queen frowned, "My lord said that, it's really unbelievable. The palace is strictly checked, how did the murderer get a pregnant woman in?"

Yan Yunqi said, "This is also a question I've been thinking about for a long time. How to bring a woman in? Fortunately, thinking about it... gave me an inspiration."

Everyone immediately looked at Ning Wuxin, who coughed lightly and turned his face away.

Yan Yunze frowned and said, "What's going on? How did you get in?"

It can be said that it is very big that people can enter the palace casually.

Yan Yunqi bowed his head and said, "This, I have to blame my brother. That pregnant woman was sent to the palace because of my brother's arrival."

"say clearly!"

"Report to the emperor, on the day when the minister arrived, does the emperor still remember what he asked people to prepare for entering the palace?"

Yan Yunze thought for a while and suddenly realized, "So it's seafood."

"That's true. That woman, I don't know whether she is dead or alive, but she was put into the palace in a bucket filled with seafood."

Everyone was taken aback when they heard this.

Those who had eaten seafood at that time had ugly faces and almost vomited out.

Yan Yunqi said, "After getting such an inspiration, I immediately sent someone to check outside the palace, and sure enough they found something for me. Read it, and call Liu Yizhao in."

Ning Wuxin hurried out, and brought in a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes after a while.

It was the first time Liu Yizhao saw such a big scene, and immediately knelt down to pay his respects, his body trembling a little.

Yan Yunze said, "Say it clearly!"

Liu Yizhao immediately said, "The villain asked the people who transported seafood into the palace in detail yesterday, and they all said that the car loaded with seafood had indeed parked in a yard outside the palace for a while. I will go to the place as I said. After investigating, I finally found the yard and found four servants."

Yan Yunze said, "What did the servants say?"

"They have been detained by me and are waiting to be released. They can be corrected at any time. They said that they were bought by a father-in-law four months ago and have been taking care of a pregnant woman. Ten days ago, the woman Another father-in-law stabbed her more than a dozen times on the arm. A few days ago, that is, the day the seafood entered the palace, the woman was taken away in a wooden barrel, but they didn't know where she was. where."

Yan Yunze took a deep breath, "That is to say, the father-in-law who bought those servants and the person who cut the knife on the woman's arm are not the same person? They can all testify?"

Liu Yizhao hurriedly said, "That's true."

Yan Yunze was a little excited, "Good! Good!"

The queen mother said slowly, "Even so, it doesn't mean that the woman must be the floating corpse of Hanlu Hot Spring. It's still the same question, where did the real Concubine Ming go?"

Yan Yunqi didn't speak, but frowned.

Seeing this, Liu Yizhao quickly whispered something in his ear.

When Yan Yunqi heard this, his face immediately beamed with joy.

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes.

Yan Yunqi calmed down, "Don't worry about the Queen Mother, I have already thought about that problem."

After finishing speaking, he changed the topic, "I don't know if the queen mother has such experience. When I was a child, I didn't know the power of fire, but once it was burned, as long as I saw the fire, I would think of pain, and I never dared to touch it."

The queen mother looked at him and said nothing.

Yan Yunqi continued, "I heard that dog owners, in order to prevent the dog from defecating everywhere, will reward it as long as the dog is obedient and defecates in the designated place. If it is disobedient, it will be beaten with a whip. Over time , the dog has a long memory and knows where to defecate.”

The queen mother said coldly, "What do you mean by saying so much?"

Yan Yunqi sighed, "I mean, the concubine Ming, I'm afraid she has been treated like this before. The twelve knife marks on her body were drawn just to make her remember."

Yan Yunze said, "Speak clearly."

Yan Yunqi said, "That day, the concubine Ming fell asleep at the second watch. After the fourth watch, the maids and eunuchs called her, but there was no one in the room. Then, they opened the door, and there was no one in the room on the bed. They were shocked, and immediately I went to Hanluyuan to look at the corpse."

"Everyone knows this. What are you trying to say?"

"What I want to say is, in fact, at that time, Concubine Ming was in the room."

Concubine Ren said, "Inside? Why can't the maids and eunuchs see it? Could it be that she is hiding? Why?"

Yan Yunqi lowered his head and said slowly, "Yes, she is clearly inside, why is she hiding?"

Then, he raised his head, "How can a person who has been kidnapped, scratched and mentally tortured for a whole day not be scared out of his wits when he hears that terrifying voice again, hurry up!" How about hiding?"

Concubine Jing nervously said, "You mean, the abduction incident happened just to train Concubine Ming to hide as soon as she heard that voice?"

"That's true. The real reason for the abduction incident is here."

Several people looked at the eunuch and maid standing aside at the same time, and several maids jumped up at the same time.

That night, the person who called "Mingfei Empress is here?" outside the door of Concubine Ming was...

All eyes were fixed on a man with a gloomy face.

Feng Xijian Feng Gonggong.

Feng Xijian fell to the ground, "My lord Mingjian, the slave just yelled a few words outside the door that night, how could he scare the concubine Ming? Besides, the other eunuchs and maids have also seen it, and there is indeed no one inside."

Hongyu opened her mouth and said, "Nonsense. After opening the door that night, everyone panicked when they saw no one was there. They didn't search carefully at all, and didn't know what to do. You kept saying that the corpse in Hanluyuan was really like the concubine Ming. It’s very serious, and urged us to watch it. We’ve been separated from you since we left the gate.”

Yan Yunqi said, "The day you took your mother away, you must have been training her. If you hide, you won't hurt her. If you don't hide, you will cut a knife on her body. The twelve knife is the revenge of some ghost, it is clearly you Treating her like an animal. She will never forget your voice."

He took a deep breath, "Afterwards, when everyone else has left, you sneak in from a dilapidated corner of Yunhua Palace, find Concubine Ming who is hiding, knock her out, and take her directly out of Yunhua Palace. Find a place to put her up."

Feng Xijian's face was gloomy, "My lord insisted on saying that, and the slave has nothing to say. But my lord kept saying that the concubine Ming was not dead at that time, so where is she now?"

Yan Yunqi sighed deeply, and said to Yan Yunze, "I have one last piece of evidence for the emperor to see, I implore the emperor to let my younger brother present the evidence."

Yan Yunze said, "Yes."

Liu Yizhao hurried down.

Not long after, several people came up with a shelf and gently placed it on the ground.

The queen, several concubines and maids of honor covered their eyes at the same time and screamed out.

On the shelf was a dead body frozen stiff, and the beautiful face before birth could still be seen.

Her belly was protruding, her fingers were bleeding, and her face was covered with ice, like the marks left after crying.

Yan Yunze stood up from his seat in shock, "Zixin...where did you find it?"

The queen mother picked up the teacup and drank the tea slowly.

Liu Yizhao said, "In a dilapidated dry well. The concubine Ming was frozen to death. The well was covered, and the concubine Ming seemed to want to survive. Her fingers scratched the wall of the well and there was blood everywhere..."

Yan Yunqi sighed.

Before Concubine Ming died, was she also thinking about her own child?

Was she trying to survive in such pain, was she also trying to find a way out for her own child?

Isn't her despair the same as Concubine Xiao's 100 years ago?

Back then, Concubine Yun, who murdered Concubine Xiao, died.

Now, with the death of Concubine Ming, Liu Zhaoyi, Chang Feng, Zhou Lan, and the grievance of that unknown pregnant woman, eight lives, big and small, are there to help them?

The queen mother was still drinking tea slowly, with an elegant posture.

However, Yan Yunqi seemed to be unable to bear it any longer.

He was never a political person.

He was just a prisoner from beginning to end.

What else does a prisoner want besides bringing the murderer to justice?

Yan Yunqi took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, I have another question."

Yan Yunze stared at the corpse on the ground, "Say it."

He had already regained his composure.

He has been fighting with the queen mother for many years, and he has long learned how to endure.

"In the case of Liu Zhaoyi, my brother has been thinking, how did the murderer know that Zhaoyi was pregnant? He and Zhaoyi seldom have the opportunity to communicate, let alone get close."

Yan Yunze immediately glanced at the eunuch and maid.

A court lady immediately said, "My Majesty, more than half a month ago, Zhaoyi found out that she might be pregnant, and immediately asked her servants to report to Eunuch Wu, who is in charge of the harem, but Eunuch Wu did not let the imperial physician come to see her for a long time. Later Zhaoyi was afraid of the kidnapping of the Concubine Ming, so she didn't bring up the matter again, and planned to report it again when the incident was over. Unexpectedly, something happened."

Eunuch Wu quickly knelt down and said in a miserable voice, "I was busy at the time, so I didn't have time to call the imperial doctor. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

The queen said angrily, "Liu Zhaoyi is dead, you are so courageous if you don't even say anything!"

She immediately knelt down, "The concubine is incapable of disciplining the servants, I beg the emperor to punish me!"

Just as Yan Yunze was about to speak, he heard the Empress Dowager's voice, "The matter has come to this, what is there to pursue? Execute Feng Xijian Lingchi and Wu Zhengcong, and the case will be closed."

Yan Yunqi lowered his head and did not speak.

He knew that even if the two were tortured, they would never reveal the Queen Mother who was behind the scenes.

Yan Yunze also lowered his head.

He has bowed his head for a long time, but there is nothing he can do.

One day, he will double the pain of killing his wife and son from this woman.

The eunuchs hurriedly dragged the two of them down.

Yan Yunqi said, "Wait! I still have something to ask Feng Xijian!"

Feng Xijian raised his head.

Yan Yunqi said, "Who planned this case?"

Feng Xijian looked at Yan Yunqi, and let out a cold laugh, "A resourceful person, a person who understands me, a person you will never be able to defeat. As long as this person exists, the lives of each of you are in great danger .Hahahahahahahahahahahaha..."

He laughed loudly, making everyone's heart tremble, "Do you know how much fun it was when I kidnapped Concubine Ming that day? I blindfolded her, tied her hands behind her back, and played hide-and-seek with her all the time." If she hides well, I will kiss her. If she doesn't hide, or if she hides badly, I will cut her arm. You don't know how wonderful her cry is when she is in pain. That day, I put She was thrown into the well, she woke up, and kept shouting 'let my child go'. I still remember her begging for mercy, I really like it..."

Yan Yunze's eyes were watery, and he became furious, walking down, he was about to draw out his long sword and kill him immediately.

The queen panicked, and immediately knelt down and hugged his leg, "Your Majesty, he wished you could kill him now so that he would suffer less pain. If you kill him now, you will definitely be blamed by others, and people who make trouble for nothing will accuse you Cheng is a tyrannical king. Think twice, Your Majesty!"

Others quickly knelt down to dissuade them.

The queen mother was sitting, still drinking tea slowly, expressionless.

Yan Yunqi said slowly, "Who is the person who planned this case?"

Feng Xijian's eyes flashed madly, "Who is he, you will know when you die... Hahahahahahahahahahahaha..."

Feng Xijian was taken down.

That night, he hit a wall and died.

Eunuch Wu also died that night, in his sleep, and died peacefully.

Concubine Xiao's curse case finally came to an end.

However, fear and helplessness are added to everyone's heart.

The Queen Mother drank tea slowly.

Yishou Palace was very quiet.

Suddenly, she put down her teacup and said with a smile to Yan Yunqi, "The emperor is really good at catching the real murderer."

Yan Yunze stared at her closely.

It's okay for this woman not to laugh with you.

Laughing, just to plot against you.

I only heard the queen mother say, "The emperor is already twenty...two years old this year? He will be 23 after the new year. Why hasn't the emperor married you yet? Such a good-looking, I don't know how many ladies will like it."

Yan Yunze and Yan Yunqi's hearts sank.

Just as Yan Yunqi was about to speak, the Queen Mother said, "There is a 17-year-old lady in Wen Shangshu's family. She is both talented and beautiful. She was famous in the capital at the age of 14. I think so..."

Yan Yunze immediately smiled and continued, "Don't worry about the Queen Mother. The young lady of Prime Minister Meng's family is sixteen years old. She is as beautiful as a flower, and she is very suitable for the fourth brother. The minister has already mentioned it to the fourth brother yesterday, and he has readily agreed. Today, the minister It is time to write an imperial edict to grant marriage. Why isn't the queen mother beautiful?"

The queen mother looked at Yan Yunze and Yan Yunqi without speaking.

Yan Yunqi became anxious.

Wen Shangshu belongs to the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager wants to marry, obviously to win over herself.

Prime Minister Meng was a fool, and the emperor wanted to marry him, so he clearly wanted to use himself to win over Prime Minister Meng.

Really...damn...

I knew it would be no good to be involved in the struggle of the imperial court...

He glanced at Ning Wuxin without leaving a trace, only to see that he was ignorant and seemed to be still in shock.

Yan Yunqi couldn't help feeling flustered.

This person, I didn't even grasp it firmly...

damn it...

One or two don't let him worry.

All make trouble for him!

Yan Yunqi frowned tightly, thinking about what to say.

I only heard the Queen Mother say, "Could it be that you don't like the appearance of the Fourth Emperor? If you don't like it,..."

The queen laughed quickly, "The concubine was here yesterday, and the fourth brother likes it very much. I'm afraid I'm shy now..."

The queen mother gave the queen a cold look and stopped talking.

The queen lowered her head, silently looking at the ground.

Yan Yunze looked at the queen with complicated eyes, and then laughed, "It's been agreed long ago, the fourth brother likes him very much. He is young and shy, so the queen mother should stop making fun of him."

As he said that, he yelled to the outside, "Draft an imperial edict! To marry the daughter of the king and Prime Minister Meng!"

Yan Yunqi's face was gloomy.

Ning Wuxin formally initiated a daze.

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The next day, Yan Yunqi and Ning Wuxin were sitting in the carriage, heading for Hezhou Capital.

Early this morning, he bid farewell to Yan Yunze.

He couldn't stay in this palace for a moment.

The real culprit could not be caught, and both of them were depressed.

However, the case was solved, and Yan Yunze's two forces had not yet been disintegrated.

Concubine Jing is dead, Yan Yunze can still ask Marquis Beiyuan for another daughter to continue his imperial art.

Yan Yunqi frowned.

At the end of the conversation, Yan Yunze thoughtfully mentioned one thing.

He recently met two people outside the palace by chance.

One of them is Bai Chengxiu, the prime minister of Rui Kingdom.

This Bai Chengxiu is Bai Rongxi Song, one of the four pillars of Rui Country, Yan Yunqi has been famous for a long time.

Yan Yunze said that Bai Chengxiu mentioned one thing to him.

Recently, among the four countries, there is a huge mysterious organization that is conducting a conspiracy.

The organization names its key figures by numbers.

At present, the person in charge of Shun State affairs in the organization, known as the "brain tank", also known as the Four Edges, has hidden himself in the court hall of Shun State, and is a member of the Empress Dowager.

Yan Yunqi frowned.

Is this Four Blades the mysterious mastermind that Feng Xijian was talking about?

What is the conspiracy of this organization and this Four Blades?

Yan Yunqi sighed.

Now, he has another thing.

He looked at Ning Wuxin's side.

No matter how many times he looked at him, he still couldn't help the throbbing in his heart.

This person was very quiet yesterday and today.

Talk to him, he will answer and laugh, but he is always a little absent-minded.

Yan Yunqi opened his mouth and said, "Read it?"

Ning Wuxin turned her head, a little stunned, "What?"

Yan Yunqi said cautiously, "What... are you thinking?"

Ning Wuxin still couldn't react, "I didn't think about anything, I was just in a daze."

Yan Yunqi held his hand and stroked it slowly.

Ning Wuxin hugged him suddenly, "My lord, that... case has been solved... we... when will that..."

Yan Yunqi felt a pain in his heart and became irritable.

Are you... thinking about doing...

When you're done... what will you think...

My marriage proposal... what on earth are you thinking...

He looked at Ning Wuxin, feeling very uncomfortable.

This person can't hold on to himself at all.

We must think of a way for the marriage gift arranged by the emperor.